Abstract: The papers relate to the activities of Stanford University and former Stanford students during World War I, the Tacna-Arica
boundary dispute, European topography, and submarine warfare logistics during World War II, in writings, studies, correspondence,
and photographs.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In
English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Related Materials

Bailey Willis Papers, The Huntington Library

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Biographical/Historical Note

March 31, 1857

Born, New York, U.S.

1878-1879

Graduated Columbia University with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1878 and in civil engineering in 1879

1881-1884

Survey geologist for the Northern Pacific Railroad

1884-1915

Worked for the USGS

1889

Named director of the Appalachian division

1893

Author of The Mechanics of Appalachian Structure

1895 to 1902

Lectured on geology at Johns Hopkins University

1900

Appointed as head of the Division of Areal Geology of the United States Geological Survey (USGS)

1903

Led an expedition to northern China, an experience later described in his book
Friendly China

1910-1914

Consulted for the government of Argentina, an experience later recorded in his book a
Yanqui in Patagonia

1910

Awarded the Gold Medal of the Société de Géographie of France

1915-1922

Professor and chairman of the geology department at Stanford University

1918

Served as chief, Latin American Division, the Inquiry

1920

Elected to the National Academy of the Sciences

1921-1926

Served as a President of the Seismological Society of America

1936

Awarded the Legion of Honor, Belgium

1944

Awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America

1949

Died, Palo Alto, California

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers relate to the activities of Stanford University and former Stanford students during World War I, the Tacna-Arica
boundary dispute, European topography, and submarine warfare logistics during World War II, in writings, studies, correspondence,
and photographs.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Stanford University.

Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). United States Division of Territorial, Economic and Political Intelligence.